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Wait. What Did Joe Biden Just Say?
Release the Biden The headline of the article making its way around Twitter just now: Did Joe Biden Just Leak A Secret Government Plan To Stop DeportationsYou can't make this stuff up, folks. This is...
View ArticlePutin Accidentally Releases REAL Crimea Vote Numbers
There's always a lot of back and forth about news from the Maidan, or about the news coming out of Ukraine, or Russia concerning Ukraine.This comes from Forbes.The website of the “President of Russia’s...
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Music Teacher Fired Because Of ELA/Math Test Scores
In the Common Core world of instruction, music teachers should not tell students to practice musical scales, utilize repetitive strategies, or help students develop individual skills. They will be...
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He's Back! With Praise For Hillary!
Sound the Horn of Urgency!!Yes, Jon Huntsman is back in the news again. In an interview set to air tomorrow, Huntsman didn't rule out running again in 2016:"I’m open, but here’s the deal: You have to...
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Florida Man Wants To Open A Meeting With Satanic Prayer
Well, what did you think would happen? Schadenfreude comes in many forms. There's of course the tasting of the Tears of Unfathomable Sadness, as well as the political equivalent of running up the...
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Only A Few Hours Left! Netroots Nation Scholarship Voting
Why I want a NN ScholarshipI'm a shameless beggarFriends, there's just a few hours left to vote for Netroots Nation Scholarships. As you may have guessed, I'm trying for one. I wish to go to bring my...
View ArticleNet Neutrality Explained In Eleven Minutes
If you don't know Mathemusician Vi Hart, you are truly missing out on one of America's Sweethearts. At least for us geeks.With her notebooks and Sharpies™ she takes us on mathematical journeys using...
View ArticleFrom The Bottom Of My Heart
Thank you.What else is there to say?Thank you to all the Kossacks who voted in the Netroots Nation Scholarship voting. And thanks to you, I received one of the thirty scholarships.I will be going to...
View ArticleA Porn Star Responds To A Suicide
I didn't see this posted, but today we woke to the news that a college freshman who decided to perform in an adult video committed suicide after vicious cyber bullying and slut shaming.Alyssa Funke was...
View ArticleWhat's For Dinner? v.8: 43 The Sacred Fire Pit
NOTE: This is a yearly diary to herald the beginning of Summer and the glorious outdoor cooking traditions summer brings. It's Memorial Day Weekend For many, it is the "unofficial" start to grilling...
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Ukraine Election: Pro-Russians Destroy Ballot Boxes, Intimidate Voters
Tell me again how the government is Kyiv is so bad again?Video from NBC News:Video from Euronews:Today was the election in Ukraine. While most of the country saw large turnout and long lines at the...
View ArticleHelp Me Get To Detroit!
So as you all know, I won a Netroots Nation Scholarship this year, and I thank you all so much for voting for me. That's the good news.Unfortunately, I teach part time, which means I get paid for days...
View ArticleHelp A Kossack Get To Netroots Nation
Hi all,For those that don't know, this year I won a Netroots Nation scholarship. Thank you all for voting for me. The scholarship covers my hotel and registration.However, I am responsible for...
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Teacher Tenure Is Dead In California
Horrible news today:In a total victory for the Broad Foundation and "Students Matter", a corporate astroturf group, all five sections of California's tenure law challenged in Vergara v. California were...
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Judge Makes Arkansas Pay $69,000 For Losing Abortion Lawsuit
Just cost the State of Arkansas $69,000 That's Dave Rapert up there. He's the guy who sponsored Arkansas' ban on abortions after 12 weeks. He's the guy responsible for getting the Arkansas legislature...
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Today In Louie Gohmert: "Good News! Non-Christians Are Going To Hell!"
Louie Gohmert, ChristsplainerAnother day, another utterance by the World's Dumbest Congressman.In a hearing in the House Judiciary Committee (kind of like Michele Bachmann on the Intelligence...
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Meet The Lawsuit That Will Repeal The Twentieth Century
The lawyer who wants to bring back Lochner You knew this was going to happen. Part of Seattle's new $15 an hour minimum wage law classifies franchise restaurants such as McDonald's as large businesses...
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Only In Kansas: Town Makes Child Remove Little Free Library
Spencer Collins, 9, stands in front of his homemade library before being forced to shut it down On Mother's Day, May 11, 9-year old Spencer Collins decided to put up a little free library in his yard...
View ArticleHappy Tau Day!!
Wait, wut?Tau?What's that?Simply put, Tau is 2(pi), or 6.28.Everyone celebrates "Pi Day" on March 14, but true math people know that Tau Day on June 28 is really where it's at. Please enjoy this...
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